http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-5071063.html
PS2 sales far outstrip XBox sales. XBox is a distant #2.
> As to the speculation that STEAM will crash the first three days,
> and go
> under as a result of this,Several MMORPGs crashed when they were first
> launched and there was a rush to register and download content. These
> have not gone under and in fact Everquest is going strong and so
> is Star
> Wars Galaxies which had horrible problems with registering etc. at
> launch.
Right, but those are games that require a connection to be at all playable. Why should I need to connect to a damn server just to play the one player game portion of HL2?
----- Original Message -----
From: Angel Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, January 19, 2004 8:47 am
Subject: RE: Bleak future for videogamers?
> What's your definition of 'not a popular console' ? There are three
> consoles.
> Xbox is number 2.
> That means it's very popular, and becoming even more so.
> It is also leading all the other console in Online Play.
>
> Therefore what it does will set a standard for the other top
> consoles to
> follow with regards to online play, which is exactly what has been
> happening.
>
> Thus there's no evidence that Microsoft is grasping at straws here.
>
> PS2 is playing catchup to the Xbox Live service at the moment, but who
> knows because they have had time to check out the competition they may
> deliver something better.
>
> As to the speculation that STEAM will crash the first three days,
> and go
> under as a result of this,Several MMORPGs crashed when they were first
> launched and there was a rush to register and download content. These
> have not gone under and in fact Everquest is going strong and so
> is Star
> Wars Galaxies which had horrible problems with registering etc. at
> launch.
>
> So we have clear, real world examples that contradict your assertions.
>
> -Angel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kwang Suh [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> The XBox is not a very popular console, and as such MS is grasping at
> straws
> trying to come up with ways to entice customers.
>
> Steam will be down for at least three days after HL2 is released,
> pissing
> off a bunch of customers. Steam will then go under after they realize
> that
> their bandwidth costs were much higher than they anticipated.
>
>
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